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After a major wildfire in Malibu and a tornado in the Bay Area, forecasters are warning of more high winds and storms coming soon across California. California's wild weather: Brush fires ...
The 2024 California wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of California. As of December 13, 2024 [update] , a total of 7,934 wildfires have burned a cumulative 1,049,452 acres (424,698 ha).
California has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions from spring through late autumn that can produce moderate to severe wildfires. Pre-1800, when the area was much more forested and the ecology much more resilient, 4.4-11.9 million acres (1.8-4.8 million hectares) of forest and shrubland burned annually. [ 1 ]
The 2020 California wildfire season, part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, was a record-setting year for wildfires in California. Over the course of the year, 8,648 fires burned 4,304,379 acres (1,741,920 ha), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] more than four percent of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire ...
Humidity levels on the Airport fire's west and east flanks were upward of 55%, while on the northern edge in Riverside County near Lake Elsinore humidity was as low as 25%, setting up the ...
A dangerous heat wave broiling California fueled new fires in the state this week, with Palm Springs recording an all-time high of 124 degrees. ... the National Weather Service predicts it could ...
The 2023 California wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of California during the calendar year. According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 fires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares).
Wildfires in California and Nevada have spread rapidly after a heat wave that saw triple-digit temperatures and dry conditions — but cooler weather may bring some respite in the firefights.